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  • Discover summer adventures with Visit Epping Forest

    Discover summer adventures with Visit Epping Forest

    Published on 31 July 2025

    Looking for things to do this summer? Epping Forest District offers a treasure trove of experiences right on your doorstep. (more…)

  • Open joint letter to the Home Secretary

    Open joint letter to the Home Secretary

    Published on 30 July 2025

    Five Essex political leaders sign joint open letter to the Home Secretary asking for urgent meeting over use of Epping hotels to house asylum seekers (more…)

  • Free summer fun

    Free family fun this summer

    Published on 11 July 2025

    Outdoor fun, sports, arts and crafts, bikes and much more, join us this summer for Play in the Park. (more…)

  • Full Council Meeting

    Council 24 July 2025

    Published on 25 July 2025

    Councillors voted unanimously on a motion to call on the Government to immediately and permanently close the Bell Hotel in Epping for the purposes of asylum processing at a full council meeting on 24 July. (more…)

  • Cabinet meeting

    Cabinet 21 July 2025 

    Published on 23 July 2025

    Cabinet worked through a busy agenda on Monday 21 July 2025. (more…)

  • Leader speaks out about local demonstrations in Epping

    Leader speaks out about demonstrations in Epping 

    Published on 22 July 2025

    Leader of Council, Councillor Chris Whitbread, opened the Cabinet meeting on Monday 21 July 2025 by addressing recent events relating to demonstrations at the Bell Hotel in Epping. (more…)

  • Cabinet approves draft CIL consultation

    Draft CIL charging schedule approved

    Published on 22 July 2025

    At a cabinet meeting on 21 July 2025, councillors discussed the draft community infrastructure levy, also known as a CIL. (more…)

  • Summer memory train

    Summer memory train 2025

    Published on 22 July 2025

    78 passengers had a memorable journey aboard the Summer Memory Train on Wednesday 16 July 2025. (more…)

  • Statement from leader regarding the demonstration in Epping on Thursday.

    Statement from leader regarding the demonstration in Epping

    Published on 18 July 2025

    In response to the disruptive incidents that unfolded at the demonstration in Epping at the Bell Hotel on Thursday evening 17 July. (more…)

  • Empowering local communities through town and village partnerships

    Empowering local communities through town and village partnerships

    Published on 21 July 2025

    Epping Forest District Council (EFDC) has launched an exciting new initiative, Town and Village Partnerships, to help local communities unlock funding, drive regeneration, and shape the future of their high streets and neighbourhoods.  (more…)